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Court Rules: "LotteChilsungBeverage Infringed on Individual Designer’s Design Rights… Must Pay 39 million won"
A court has ruled that #LotteChilsungBeverage and an advertising agency must pay 39 million won in damages to a designer for manufacturing and selling products featuring designs similar to those creat…
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Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young Reach Settlement on Property Division After 9 Years… Ruling in Remand Trial Scheduled for July 24
The ruling in the retrial of the divorce and property division lawsuit involving SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young, director of the Art Center Nabi, is scheduled to be handed down on Jul…
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A Strange Woman Appears on Kim Geon-hee’s Facebook… Main Social Media Account Hacked Ahead of Sentencing on the 26th
It has been confirmed that the main Facebook account of Mrs. Kim Geon-hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, was hacked.
Kim Geon-hee’s Facebook: Mrs. Kim Geon-hee attending the trial for s…
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First-instance verdicts for Kim Geon-hee and Park Seong-jae to be handed down this week… Hearings on JTBC’s reorganization proceedings also set to begin in earnest
This week, first-instance rulings are expected in the cases of First Lady Kim Geon-hee, who was indicted on allegations of “selling official positions” involving the so-called “golden turtle” and prec…
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Ananti CEO Acquitted Again on Appeal in 'False Disclosure' Case
Lee Man-kyu, CEO of #Ananti, who was indicted on charges of false accounting disclosures, was acquitted in the appellate court as well.
Ananti. (Photo courtesy of Ananti)
On the morning of the 1…
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Despite First In-Person Court Hearing in Over Two Years… Mediation on Property Division Between Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young Collapses
Mediation in the retrial of the divorce lawsuit between SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won and Art Center Nabi Director Noh So-young has ultimately broken down. With the court declaring the mediation unsu…
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Rise in Debt-Fueled Investments and Margin Trading Leads to Increase in Bankruptcy Filings… Unify Practical Guidelines to Shorten Ruling Periods
University student A, in his mid-20s, recently experienced so-called “FOMO” (fear of missing out) amid the current stock and cryptocurrency investment craze, feeling as though he was the only one left…
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Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young to Hold Second Mediation This Week… First-Instance Verdict for Kim Yong-hyun on 'Leak of Military Secrets'
This week, the court will hold the second mediation hearing regarding the division of assets in the divorce lawsuit between SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young, director of the Art Center …
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'Butler Gate': Cho Young-tak Acquitted in First Instance, Charges Dismissed… "Not Subject to Special Prosecutor's Investigation"
Cho Young-tak, CEO of IMS Mobility, who was accused of embezzling investment funds alongside Kim Ye-seong—known as the so-called “butler” to First Lady Kim Keon-hee’s family—was acquitted in his first…
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Customer Data Leaked from Alipay… Court Rules "6 Billion Won Fine Against KakaoPay Is Justified"
A court has ruled that the Personal Information Protection Commission’s (PIPC) decision to impose a fine of approximately 6 billion won on #KakaoPay for leaking the personal information of 40 million …